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Muscles Of The Hip And Lower Limb Complete Test Bank Ch.25

Lab Manual for Human Anatomy and Physiology, 4e (Martin)

Chapter 25 Muscles of the Hip and Lower Limb

1) Muscles that move the thigh at the hip joint have insertions on the

A) pelvis.

B) patella.

C) tibia and fibula.

D) sacrum and coccyx.

E) femur.

2) Thigh muscles that attach to the medial side of the pelvis ________ the thigh at the hip joint.

A) flex

B) adduct

C) extend

D) abduct

E) abduct and rotate

3) Muscles that move the leg at the knee joint have origins on the

A) tibia.

B) patella.

C) tibia or fibula.

D) femur or hip bone.

E) fibula.

4) What is/are the action(s) of the anterior leg muscles?

A) Plantar flexion of the foot and flexion of the toes

B) Inversion of the foot

C) Dorsiflexion of the foot and extension of the toes

D) Abduction of the leg

E) Eversion of the foot

5) What is the correct anatomical description of the leg?

A) Knee to ankle

B) Ankle to toes

C) Hip to knee

D) Hip to ankle

E) Sacrum to knee

6) The muscles of the lower limb have a more limited range of motion than those of the upper limb.

7) Which of the following is NOT true of the gastrocnemius muscle?

A) It has origins on the lateral and medial condyles of the femur

B) Its functions in dorsiflexion of the foot.

C) It inserts on the calcaneus by way of the calcaneal tendon

D) It functions in flexion of the knee.

E) All of these are true of the gastrocnemius muscle.

8) The quadriceps femoris group of muscles is innervated by the ________ nerve.

A) common fibular

B) tibial

C) superior gluteal

D) obturator

E) femoral

9) The gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus muscles all have the same action (extension of the thigh at the hip).

10) Which of the following is NOT true of the hamstring group of muscles?

A) It consists of the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus.

B) All of the hamstrings insert on both the tibia and the fibula.

C) All of the hamstrings cause flexion of the leg at the knee.

D) All of the hamstrings have origins on the ischial tuberosity, although the biceps femoris has an additional origin.

E) All of these are true of the hamstrings.

11) All of the following are posterior leg muscles except the

A) gastrocnemius.

B) soleus.

C) popliteus.

D) extensor digitorum longus.

E) All of these are posterior leg muscles.

12) Compared to the forearm, the leg has a greater number of muscles.

13) Some of the muscles of the hip and lower limb cross more than one joint.

14) Looking at the names of these muscles, which one would you expect to insert on the distal phalanges of toes 2–5?

A) Flexor digitorum longus

B) Tibialis anterior

C) Flexor hallucis longus

D) Extensor pollicis longus

E) Fibularis longus

15) All of the major adductors of the thigh have origins on the

A) ilium.

B) ischium.

C) pubis.

D) greater trochanter of the femur.

E) linea aspera of the femur.

16) Where would you expect to find muscles that cause dorsiflexion of the foot?

A) Posterior side of the leg

B) Lateral side of the leg

C) Anterior side of the thigh

D) Anterior side of the leg

E) Medial side of the leg

17) Why are the psoas major and the iliacus sometimes called the iliopsoas?

A) They join at their superior ends and have the same origin.

B) They are both innervated by the femoral nerve.

C) They join at their inferior ends and have the same insertion.

D) They both extend the thigh.

E) All of these are true.

18) From your study of images of the lower limb muscles, what is a retinaculum?

A) A band of connective tissue that holds a group of tendons in place

B) A group of tendons running in the same direction

C) A group of muscles with a common action

D) A group of muscles with a common insertion

E) A layer of dense connective tissue surrounding a muscle

19) Which of the following muscles insert(s) on the patella?

A) Sartorius

B) Hamstring group

C) Soleus

D) Adductors of the thigh

E) Quadriceps femoris group

20) The origins of the muscles that move the foot are on the femur, tibia, or fibula.

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Chapter 25 Muscles Of The Hip And Lower Limb
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